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U.S. Army biplanes perform maneuvers during air show at United Airport, Burbank, 1930

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Title: U.S. Army biplanes perform maneuvers during air show at United Airport, Burbank, 1930
Date Created and/or Issued: April 26, 1930
1930-04-26
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Spectators watch 12 U.S. Army biplanes, likely Curtiss Falcon two-seater attack planes, flying in formation over the airfield at United Airport in Burbank. [Known today as Bob Hope Airport]
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Army Hawks Thrill Huge Crowd By War Mimicry: Daring Birdmen Swoop Through Breath-Taking Maneuvers as 200,000 Persons Watch." 27 Apr. 1930: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: United States Army Air Maneuvers, 1930. United Airport, Burbank; MAY ["APR" typed on top], 1930.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4007
ark:/21198/zz002cpqj1
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Airports--California--Burbank
Air shows--California--Burbank
Curtiss Falcon (Biplane fighter)
Biplanes--American--California--Burbank
Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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